The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-07-03
baseball Notes.

Bassetts average az second base, June "a, was
1886.
Bennett has played in but two games with the
DetI otis this season.
Shindle's batting average in thirteen games
was trife less than 400.
It is thought in Boston thai no League CLUB
can have too many reserve players
OF the thirty six championship games played
by Milwaukee, Broughton has caught in thirty.
Kirby has been sold to the Cleveland club for
$1,000 He will pitch the opening game at Cln-
cinnat
The Young Easterns, OF this CITY 60 Co Frank
lin, Ind. on the Fourth to play one game eacn
with the Blues and Walkups. of that city.
Last week Cunning got the first home run.
and on the Monday following Tate got base
on balls, for the first time in their League ex-
perience
Viau, who was wanted by several clubs at the
beginning of the season. was pounded for elen.-
cen clean hits, with total of twenty-three. oy
the Des Moines recently.
Arthur Henshaw, 'S9, has been elected captain
OF the Harvard nine for next year. Henshaw Is
the catcher of the nine, has played in the team
two years. and is an excellent fielder and batter.
Some days ago Mr.. Newberger telegraphed to
President Young concerning the umplring OF
Pearce. He asked to have him withdrawn, but
no reply came Friday evening the request Was
renewed, and still no reply was received up 70
last evening.
Frank Bandle. one of the catchers for tbs
Omaha club, will probably lose the sight OF one
of his eyes. His mask was hit by foul tip a nd
of the wires broken. The Jagged edge Oh
the wire struck MIN in the eye, and 1t IS now
feared he will lose it. III
Thompson. of the Detroits, made forty-three
hits in the first twenty games of the season,
and in but three games has he failed to make
hit. In three games he has made five hits ana
In three games he made four hits. he has mace
ten doubles, twelve triplers and two home runs.
In the American Association Phillips. or
Brooklyn. leads the first basemen in fielding;
MePhee the second basemen, Pinckney the tniro
basemen. Smith. of Brooklyn, the short-stops;
OBrien, of the Nets the left felders Corkhlil
the center felders, and Purcell the right felders
The three Washington games, two to morrow
and one on Tuesday, will close the Indianapolis
home series until the 18th, when the Washing
tons will again play here. On the 9TH the lndi-
annapolis club will play in Washington, and on
the 18th they 60 to Philadelphia, thence to Bos-
ton, New York and Pittsburg
A Detroit letter says that when Deacon White
came to that city he was careful to get person
al contract with the Detroit management cover
ing period Of two years. This was independ-
ent eff the League contract, which he also signed.
1t is doubtful whether the management of the
Detroits could get rid of White if they 50
desired, but it is hardly likely that they care to
do
The management OF the Bergen Point
Athletic Club has secured the services Of Stage,
of the Yale College team, to pitch for the clubs
nine during the remainder Of the season. He
made his first appearance at Bergen Point
yesterday afternoon. This virtually ends the
strife for his services, which has been waged by
several organizations. Stage is the SON of a
New Jersey farmer.
The Pioneer Press mathematician has figured
out that swiftly pitched ball travels about $50
feet per second, and. travelling at this rate. has
striking force of 1872 pounds at the plate If
the velocity were less the result would be very
materially affected, with q velocity of 120 feet
per secand the force of the ball would be less
than seventy pounds As no two pitchers de-
liver the ball exactly alike. it IS impossible to
rive at very satisfactory conclusions without
actual exneriment.